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It is a West Germanic language and is closely related to Old Frisian. It also experienced heavy influence from Old Norse, a member of the related North Germanic group of languages.
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What language did James Cook speak?
James Cook spoke English.
What is the original language from which this term was derived scholar?
old English
What are colonial words a-z?
georgia, tobacco, jamestown, plymouth, roanoke, agriculture, beliefs, fur trading, mayflower, old english language, vocabulary, ships, english settlements etc.
Old English is another name for?
Old English is the ancestor language of modern English, also called Anglo-Saxon, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.
What language most heavily influenced English during the Middle English Period?
French. After the Norman conquest French had such a impact on the English language that Middle English looks nothing like Old English, because we adopted and adapted so many of their words!
What was the language of the Anglo-Saxons?
old type of english
What language does English come from?
The English language has its roots in Anglo-Saxon, old French, old German and Latin.
What type of language do you speak?
American English
Old English was the language of the what?
Latin
What language is of from?
of comes from Old English
How old is the English language?
The English language is about 1500-2000 years old. Modern English is somewhere between 300 and 400 years old--Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English.
Why English is language?
The English language is a descendant of the original language Old English. Through trade and war, mostly, English was spread quickly though out England and beyond.
What is the part of speech of English?
It can either be a noun. Example: My first language is English.OrIt can be a adjective. Example: This deals with the English language. (English defining the type of language)
What type of language does the West have in the US?
English.
Old English was the language of the?
Anglo-Saxons
Did the old English language stop in 1066?
No, the old English language did not stop in 1066. The Norman Conquest in 1066 influenced the development of Middle English, which gradually replaced Old English as the dominant language in England. Old English continued to be used in some contexts alongside Middle English for a period of time.
What part of speech is the word English?
It can either be a noun. Example: My first language is English.OrIt can be a adjective. Example: This deals with the English language. (English defining the type of language)
